Over the many years that Gary and I have lived in the
Lawton/Ft. Sill community, we have attended MANY deployment and redeployment
ceremonies. With each one, a tear always
finds its way, trickling down my cheek, when the National Anthem is played and
we witness the tearful goodbyes or the joyous reunions of families and friends
of soldiers. My heart however, has never
truly grasped the depth of those emotions until I stood in the stands waiting
for our son to walk through the doors after a year in Afghanistan.
The anticipation building with every moment was
electrifying.
I remember 6 years ago watching my son's expression as
the doors opened to the sanctuary and he saw his bride walk through the
doors. It was a picture that could only
be captured through the lens of my heart.
It was priceless. Equal to that
photograph in my mind is the snapshot that I took when I saw Lisa's face as she
watched with giddy anticipation for her soldier to walk through the doors at
the SEC of Ft. Carson.
Then the music started and the booming lyrics of
"I'm Proud To Be An American" began and the tears began to flow. I have reflected on that moment Two soldiers, among many, were being reunited. One had fought on the battlefield for my
freedom, and the other had fought on the battlefield of the homefront to
preserve the peace and freedom of my son's
heart. I'm so grateful!
HE'S HOME! Thank
you all for the many prayers you have prayed over the past year for Matt and
Lisa!
1 comment:
There are no words to describe that joyous sense of complete relief when you see that uniform and huge smile of our soldiers coming home. After experiencing this for myself after Timothy's time in Iraq last year and how elated I was to see my son come home, it makes me envision the celebration in Heaven every minute that a lost son comes to His Heavenly Father and He say WELCOME HOME MY SON! Timothy spent 6 mos at Fort Sill after his commission and prior to deployment from Fort Hood your community is wonderful to those soldiers. I have several frieds at work and at church who have sent their sons for the first time this year and ask that you keep them in your prayers too.
Love you guys and think of you often,
Tammy
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